Categories
  Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
  supported by EncyclosphereKSF

Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 10 min

Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry
TeamsCentral Coast Mariners
Western Sydney Wanderers
First meeting6 October 2012
A-League
WS Wanderers 0–0 CC Mariners
Latest meeting18 February 2024
A-League Men
CC Mariners 1–0 WS Wanderers
Next meeting17 January 2025
A-League Men
WS Wanderers v CC Mariners
StadiumsCentral Coast Stadium (CC Mariners)
Western Sydney Stadium (WS Wanderers)
Statistics
Meetings total35
Most winsWestern Sydney Wanderers (15)
All-time seriesCentral Coast Mariners: 10
Drawn: 10
Western Sydney Wanderers: 15
Largest victoryWS Wanderers 4–1 CC Mariners
(1 April 2016)
CC Mariners 1–4 WS Wanderers
(3 December 2016)
WS Wanderers 0–3 CC Mariners
(5 November 2022)
Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers

The Central Coast Mariners FC–Western Sydney Wanderers FC rivalry is a rivalry between New South Wales-based clubs Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers.

History of the rivalry

[edit]

The first meeting between the two teams was an A-League match on 6 October 2012, for the Western Sydney Wanderers' first competitive match. The result was a 0–0 draw in front of more than 10,000 spectators at Parramatta Stadium.[1]

The rivalry begun to form between the two teams in April 2013, when the 2013 A-League Grand Final was played on Wanderers' home soil. Central Coast finished the game with a 2–0 victory earn themselves their first A-League Championship title.[2]

On 28 January 2023, the two clubs contested a highly anticipated league fixture, as the Mariners sat second on the A-League Men table and the Wanderers sat third, only two points behind.[3] The match was marred by a moment of aggression from the Wanderers active support bay towards the Central Coast Mariners fans sitting in General Admission, following an equalizer from Yeni Ngbakoto after Sam Silvera had opened the scoring for the Mariners 5 minutes prior. Wanderers fans were widely condemned for "charging at families" in celebration, with video footage captured and posted on Twitter of them jumping over the tarping that separated them from the Mariners fans and storming their bay. The match ended in a 2–2 draw.[4]

Results

[edit]

Full list of competitive matches involving Central Coast Mariners FC and Western Sydney Wanderers FC:

Competition # Date Home team Score Away team Goals (Mariners) Goals (Wanderers) Venue Attendancea
2012–13 A-League 1 6 October 2012 Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast Parramatta Stadium 10,458
2 6 January 2013 Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast McBreen 41', 90+5' Parramatta Stadium 16,387
3 2 March 2013 Central Coast 0–1 Western Sydney Haliti 80' Central Coast Stadium 18,721
2013 A-League Grand Final 4 21 April 2013 Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast Zwaanswijk 43', McBreen 67' (pen.) Sydney Football Stadium 42,102
2013–14 A-League 5 12 October 2013 Central Coast 1–1 Western Sydney Duke 55' Juric 87' Central Coast Stadium 17,134
6 23 December 2013 Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Juric 20', Hersi 33' Parramatta Stadium 15,786
7 29 March 2014 Central Coast 2–1 Western Sydney Rose 32', Ibini-Isei 90' Topor-Stanley 40' Central Coast Stadium 13,157
2013–14 A-League Finals 8 26 April 2014 Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Hersi 31', La Rocca 81' Parramatta Stadium 19,216
2014–15 A-League 9 19 November 2014 Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast Parramatta Stadium 14,691
10 1 January 2015 Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast Parramatta Stadium 14,137
11 11 April 2015 Central Coast 1–0 Western Sydney Rose 2' Central Coast Stadium 9,548
2015–16 A-League 12 29 November 2015 Central Coast 0–2 Western Sydney Santalab 66', Nichols 90+3' Central Coast Stadium 10,519
13 23 January 2016 Central Coast 1–2 Western Sydney Ferreira 67' Bridge 11', Santalab 88' Central Coast Stadium 13,105
14 1 April 2016 Western Sydney 4–1 Central Coast García 21' Castelen 8', Santalab 36', 52', Nichols 83' Parramatta Stadium 14,855
2016–17 A-League 15 29 October 2016 Western Sydney 1–1 Central Coast Berry 61' Santalab 2' Sydney Showground Stadium 12,168
16 3 December 2016 Central Coast 1–4 Western Sydney Powell 5' Kusukami 6', Martínez 31', McGing 50' (o.g.), Santalab 87' Central Coast Stadium 11,075
17 12 February 2017 Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast O'Donovan 65' (pen.), 78' Sydney Showground Stadium 9,618
2017–18 A-League 18 14 October 2017 Western Sydney 2–2 Central Coast Asdrúbal 21', De Silva 63' Riera 39', Bonevacia 69' Sydney Showground Stadium 11,650
19 16 December 2017 Central Coast 0–2 Western Sydney Santalab 27', Cejudo 50' Central Coast Stadium 7,199
20 4 January 2018 Central Coast 1–2 Western Sydney Skapetis 76' Sotirio 14', Riera 30' Central Coast Stadium 7,046
2018–19 A-League 21 7 December 2018 Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Baccus 45+3', Sotirio 68' Sydney Showground Stadium 8,163
22 9 February 2019 Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Elrich 45', Sotirio 77' Sydney Showground Stadium 7,064
23 20 April 2019 Central Coast 3–1 Western Sydney Simon 34', 52 (pen.)', Rowles 56' Bridge 67' (pen.) Central Coast Stadium 5,059
2019–20 A-League 24 12 October 2019 Western Sydney 2–1 Central Coast Đurić 36' Duke 41', 82 (pen.)' Western Sydney Stadium 17,091
25 2 February 2020 Central Coast 1–3 Western Sydney Simon 82' (pen.) Müller 42', Duke 76' (pen.) Central Coast Stadium 5,053
26 27 July 2020 Central Coast 1–1 Western Sydney Đurić 59' Cox 88' Central Coast Stadium 1,035
2020–21 A-League 27 19 January 2021 Central Coast 0–1 Western Sydney Müller 83' Central Coast Stadium 4,659
28 6 April 2021 Western Sydney 2–2 Central Coast Simon 22', Bozanic 83' (pen.) Kamau 74', 78' Western Sydney Stadium 9,755
2021–22 A-League 29 18 December 2021 Central Coast 2–0 Western Sydney Goddard 59', Bozanic 90+7' Central Coast Stadium 4,389
30 13 April 2022 Western Sydney 2–2 Central Coast Nkololo 64' (pen.), Hall 90+5' Rowles 41' (o.g.), Petratos 54' Western Sydney Stadium 4,212
2022–23 A-League Men 31 5 November 2022 Western Sydney 0–3 Central Coast Ruhs 66', 72', Silvera 81' Western Sydney Stadium 9,142
32 28 January 2023 Central Coast 2–2 Western Sydney Silvera 30', Cummings 73' Ngbakoto 35', Borrello 60' Central Coast Stadium 8,565
33 4 March 2023 Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast Borrello 26', Amalfitano 60' Western Sydney Stadium 9,899
2023–24 A-League Men 34 6 January 2024 Western Sydney 0–1 Central Coast Túlio 25' Western Sydney Stadium 11,982
35 18 February 2024 Central Coast 1–0 Western Sydney Doka 83' (pen.) Central Coast Stadium 7,568
2024–25 A-League Men 36 17 January 2025 Western Sydney Central Coast Western Sydney Stadium
37 22 February 2025 Central Coast Western Sydney Central Coast Stadium

Fixture top scorers in the rivalry

[edit]
Rank Scorer Clubs' Goals
1 Australia Brendon Santalab Western Sydney Wanderers 7
2 Australia Mitchell Duke Central Coast Mariners', Western Sydney Wanderers 4
Australia Matt Simon Central Coast Mariners
4 Australia Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners 3
Australia Jaushua Sotirio Western Sydney Wanderers

Statistics and records

[edit]

As of 6 January 2024, there have been 34 competitive meetings between the two teams, of which Central Coast have won 9 and Western Sydney 15.[5] The biggest winning margin was a 4–1 home win on 1 April 2016 and a 4–1 away win on 3 December 2016 both for Western Sydney and a 3–0 away win on 5 November 2022 for Central Coast.

Summary of results

[edit]
As of 18 February 2024.[6]
Competition Matches played Central Coast wins Draws Western Sydney wins Central Coast goals Western Sydney goals
League 35 10 10 15 36 46
Australia Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 10 10 15 36 46

Crossing the divide

[edit]

23 players have played for both Central Coast and Western Sydney since 2012. The first player to have played for both clubs, however, predated the start of the rivalry; Michael Beauchamp joined Central Coast in 2005 and Western Sydney upon their admission to the A-League in 2012.[7] Ruon Tongyik and Jack Clisby are the only players to have played for both clubs to have returned to their original club afterwards. Statistics are sourced from ALeagueStats.com[8] and updated as of 19 January 2024.

Central Coast, then Western Sydney

[edit]
Name Pos Central Coast Western Sydney
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
Michael Beauchamp DF 2005–2006 29 0 2012–2014 44 2
Dean Heffernan DF 2005–2010 83 10 2013–2014 14 0
Andrew Redmayne GK 2008–2009 3 0 2015–2016 37 0
Liam Reddy GK 2013–2015 63 0 2016 6 0
Matt Sim MF 2014–2015 34 7 2016 1 0
Nick Fitzgerald MF 2010, 2013–2015 86 9 2018–2019 15 0
Mitchell Duke FW 2011–2015 83 15 2018–2019, 2021 54 24
Ziggy Gordon DF 2019–2020 30 0 2020–2022 40 2
Bernie Ibini-Isei FW 2010–2014 96 21 2020–2022 48 6
Oliver Bozanic MF 2006, 2010–2013, 2020–2022 129 11 2022–2024 16 3

Western Sydney, then Central Coast

[edit]
Name Pos Western Sydney Central Coast
Career Apps Goals Career Apps Goals
Kwabena Appiah FW 2012–2014 38 0 2016–2018 40 4
Antony Golec DF 2014–2015 37 0 2017–2018 32 0
Jacob Melling MF 2016–2017 6 0 2018–2020 38 0
Jack Clisby DF 2016–2018, 2023– 60 3 2018–2021 76 5
Mario Shabow MF 2015–2017 3 0 2018–2019 11 1
Josh Macdonald FW 2015 5 0 2018 2 0
Jonathan Aspropotamitis DF 2015–2017 53 0 2019 13 0
Giancarlo Gallifuoco DF 2019 7 0 2019–2020 11 1
Ruon Tongyik DF 2018, 2022 6 0 2019–2022 42 1
Abraham Majok FW 2017–2019 23 2 2019–2020 4 1
Nicolai Müller FW 2019–2021 37 7 2021–2022 19 2
Nectarios Triantis DF 2022 1 0 2022–2023 26 0
Thomas Aquilina DF 2020–2022 42 0 2022–2023 13 0

Clubs' honours

[edit]

As of 7 May 2024, these are the football honours of Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers:[9]

National Competition Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
A-League Men Premiership 3 1
A-League Men Championship 2 0
Australia Cup 0 0
Pre-Season Challenge Cup 1 0
Total 5 1
Asian competition Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
AFC Champions League 0 1
AFC Cup 1 0
Total 1 1

Highest attendances

[edit]
  • Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 42,102 (21 April 2013); Sydney Football Stadium (Western Sydney home)[10]
  • Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast; 19,216 (26 April 2014); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Central Coast 0–1 Western Sydney; 18,721 (2 March 2013); Central Coast Stadium (Central Coast home)
  • Central Coast 1–1 Western Sydney; 17,134 (12 October 2013); Central Coast Stadium (Central Coast home)
  • Western Sydney 2–1 Central Coast; 17,091 (12 October 2019); Western Sydney Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Western Sydney 0–2 Central Coast; 16,387 (6 January 2013); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Western Sydney 2–0 Central Coast; 15,786 (23 December 2013); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Western Sydney 4–1 Central Coast; 14,855 (1 April 2016); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast; 14,691 (19 November 2014); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)
  • Western Sydney 0–0 Central Coast; 14,137 (1 January 2015); Parramatta Stadium (Western Sydney home)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The special rivalry". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Football Federation Australia. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "MEMORIES: Mariners vs. Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. Football Federation Australia. 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Match Preview: Central Coast Mariners vs Western Sydney Wanderers". Central Coast Mariners FC. 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ @boycey1105 (28 January 2023). "A bunch of man babies in the away bay charging at families and s***? Absolute losers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "All times results between Central Coast Mariners and Western Sydney Wanderers". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Central Coast Mariners » Record against Western Sydney Wanderers". worldfootball.net. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Wanderers FC reveal latest signings". Football Federation Australia. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Player Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. ^ "History – Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Hyundai A-League Match Centre: Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners (0–2)". 21 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Coast_Mariners_FC–Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC_rivalry
1 |
↧ Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF